Woolworths grant to Uniting Church Child Care Centre helps environment

Grant money from Woolworths will be used to help teach children at the child care centre about the natural world through the creation of a butterfly habitat.

Receiving the grant from Woolworths at the Gympie Uniting Church Child Care Centre are Mikayla Dumschat, early childhood educator. Zara Toynton, Woolworths assistant manager, Indiana Stewart, Mia Primavera, Casey Margetts (lead educator), Aleigha Forbes,Tara Penfold (store manager), Piper Kraak and Eleanor Wilson.

Gympie Woolworths store manager Tara Toynton and assistant store manager Zara Penfold visited the Uniting Church Child Care Centre recently to present a Woolworths Junior Landcare Grant which educator Casey Margetts had successfully applied for.

The grant money will be used to help teach the children about native butterflies by purchasing Australian native plants and creating a beautiful butterfly habitat to expand the children’s knowledge and respect for the natural world.

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Receiving the grant from Woolworths at the Gympie Uniting Church Child Care Centre are Mikayla Dumschat, early childhood educator. Zara Toynton, Woolworths assistant manager, Indiana Stewart, Mia Primavera, Casey Margetts (lead educator), Aleigha Forbes,Tara Penfold (store manager), Piper Kraak and Eleanor Wilson.